The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-11-10
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From The DepartmentS---NeW
Posts, etc.
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
ILLINOIS,,

ILLINOIS,
Illinois haE SIS Posts and - 338 members in good
standing. gain of ], 52 Tor the quarter
q = Grant Post No. p, Chicago recently mus
tered la ~ recruits.
INDIANA
}. b shaw. Lafayette: In your Grand Army De.
partnient ! see bat very litte written about Grand
Army matters from the Department OF Indiana.
We pride ourselves upon having hrsi- DE
parimcnt composed OF as brave and gallant sol-
dicrs az ever carried gun. Our Department ofh-
GERS are all men Of intelligence, with personal
characters beyond reproach, ana whose army rec
Ords are beyond question. Tie affairs oil the de-
partnicn both ~ TO discipline and finance are IN
an excellent condition, and continual incrsase IN
membership. Especially II this ihe case since me
tirade OF abuse and misrepresentation PRIOR 70 Tue
National Encampmeut lately held al 1t bouls
The principal object however oi tiiis ieuSf y 10
relate au incident whca occurred lh oui los, ny
our regular meeting oct, H. viz: the presentation
OF q badge To worthy Chaplain, Itev. AleNan-
der Black burn. After the Post had been duly
opened on motion of a comraGe all business was
suspended the Post resolving Itself into general
Campfire The Commander then called upon the
Officer of the Day 10 arrest aud bring before him
Commde Blackburn. la n few wcll-chosen re-
marks lac informed the culprit that he would,
by order Of the Post. place upon him - marx
he would carry with him through life. and then
proceeded TO invest him with an elegant gold
badge present from the Post. Comrade Black
burn who is fine talller. and almost always ready
with an imprOmptu speech, was dumbiohnueu-
speechless apparently. lie undertook 10 express
his thanks 10 the Post. and 10 state how happy lac
had been in years gone by when he was AT Post
nleCiinE; but IL WAS dismal failure, lac was COM
pletelv gone" Afier general hnndshakng we
settled down an interesting Campfire, enlivened
by rccitations Admiralty rendered by Capt ia.
Cunningham. our City Marshal who: however was
too young for the "uupleasaItness but nevefthe.
less an admirer OF those who e" Fit in de wah."
The old army songs Were sung ana short speeches
made by comrades, which were continued until a
late hour. The occasion Of this presentation was
the departure OF our Chaplain for Lowell, Mass.
Tie loss sustained by Post No B. by Camrade
ReSbums departure u Bowells gam, as the com
Fades Of that CITY will find The Post appointed
committee of three TO draft resolutions OF regret,
which are as follows;
Rcsoir,d That in the densrture of Comrade Alex
ander blackburn for hs new field OF duty AZ Low
ell, Mass. his comrades OF this Post go with him
IN thought aud heart.
ResoiUod Thai his Kindness Of heart. nobility OF
character and faithful performance OF duty as a
comFade and Chaplain OF this Post, and OF the De-
psrtment Of Indiana, GAR. has made that inn
preston which will grow deeper and shine
brighter and longer as years roll by,
Resolved That wherever he pitches Ills tent OF
may go, we, his comrades. wish him that success
which will be commensurate with his eloquenee as
mn orator and devoted services az soldier OF the
ResolUod That we, as comrades Of John A. Logan
Post, No. 3. Department of Indiana. take pleasure
An recommending Chap. Blackburn TO the kind
Offices Of the comrades of the Grand Army of Low
ell, Mass and 10 the Department Of Massachu-
sets, r. as man OF unimpeachable char
acter and the true friend of the soldier.
Comrade Blackburn Joined this Post Sept 10,
1879 was elected Chaplain, Ia which position he
has served mp TO the present time. excepting The
year 1881; Comrade J. 9. Stephens 10Th Ind.
serving that year. In 1885 lac WAS elected Depart
ment Chaplain of this Department, filling the office
with signal ability Grand Army matters are
hOurishlng in this locality, and bids iair TO have
every soldier in the County (Tippecanoe) within
its folds
IOWA.
The increase Of membership in Iowa during the
past six months is l.el6 The membership in the
State lie Il, $780,
MAINE
Wv. Call, Passport: Meade Post, No 4O and
Ig Nafr hold
Campfire recently, which was largely attended. A.
very hne program OF music, singing, speaking etc.,
was rendered.
MICHIGAN.
General Order No. 10, issued nj Hart by command
OF l.. g. Rutherford, Department Commander-w
j.. Thorp h.A.-G.-eontans the following: This DE
Parinent should be justly proudof it's steady and
healthy growth, which promises TO continue In the
future. Every true cOmTade ls earnestly called
upon 10 carry forward the work Of soliciting into
ranks every worthy soldier sailor who ~ not
already member of the Order. The Committee
of tiie Grand Army OF the Republic heretofore APP
A. hereby relieved. This action becomes necessary
Tor the reason that there is difference OF opinion
between the Post oficcrsas To who rea constitutes
the committee j hereby appoint Comrades u.
nj. Dufield Post 3s7; H. j. Shank. Post ~, and II.
j.. Warren. Post 30. in place of the committee
relieved This committee will confer together and
perform the duty Unsigned TO them and report TO
The next annual Department Encampment. The
Department Commander takes great pleasure In
eongratulatng the Department upon it's numerical
strength, and also for the general good conduct and
soldlerly bearing of lie members while route TO
and during the National Encamuinent AT ST Louis
Mo The only thing which occurred 10 mar the
tr1p was the accidental death Of COmrade Henry
j. Phelps, OF Hartford, Mich, at Maioon, H.. on
bls way home The thanks Of the Department are
Que and are hereby extended Ga the Chief Magis-
trate Of our great Common wealth, Cyrus q. Luce.
and his esllmabe wife for the honor conferred
upon us 10y their company on the trip and during
our stay ~ IT. Louis. j take great pleasure also
IN thanking Gen. Is. r. Pierce, Chairman 81 the
Committee ON Transportation; Comrade W. A.
Gnyett, Passenger Agent g. q w. nj. Railway, and
y. u. Bowes General n. y. A.. and Chas. Russell.
Passenger Agent III. Cent Railway, for their un-
trng efforts 10 make te trip pleasant aud comfort
able They seemed determined 60 please every
reasonable person, aud they succeeded. The DE.
partment Commander having lost the minutes kept
on the trip 10 St Louis. Il " hardly necessary 10
Inform comrades that many matters Of business
tberein contained have entirely escaped his mem
oTy, and will make 81 necessary again call his
attention 10 such ar Oh this account do not receive
prompt altenion Ihe following comrades are
appointed upon the stan Of the Department Com
uander. Horace J. Holmes 10 Ice Assistant Quarter
master-sienernl vice Dam l.andon. deceased To be
Aias. de-Canlp: hanson MRlcoit Post 33s Isplraim
Patterson l25; T. A. Wiett. las; q. Greeman,
S45; w Al. J. Martin 80. To be Assistant Inspect-
255 y r. scott. nj; chas. s. sharon. s9s: Geo
Il. Allen, 27si o. w. Avery. 259; Eugene ). Hum
PhEey, 10 Peter Ross, q john Paul. S6s A. r.
Inspector OF Post $50 is 4. W. Bowen mot Brown,
es pubished) The following contributions have
peDoyer Post. 80, So Gen. Harker Post 26s 81
Also, Phil. kearny Post, z JAN H. 1886, $3.50 bu
never acknowledged In Orders.
MINNESOTA
&C. Mashburn Post Minneapolis commenced /
series of parties Friday evening. Nov. a.
John A. German Post, Duluth, held its monthly
Campfire on Oct. % between 200 and 300 peopi,
being present The advertised feature Of the even
Ing was a review Of the battle of Gettysburg 10y
Comrade Lincoln, OF Fergus Falls; but before in
producing the speaker a program of music anc
Fecilailonh was announced by Comrade jefferson
who presided at the meeting. Miss Lizzie Mapi,
Fecited SberidHns Ride in a manner that brou sIl
The stirring war scenes Of the Shenandoah NaIIey
w1vidg before the old soldiers and displayed In !,
very pleasing light the eOcutionary attachments O.
Tie reciteT, gaining for her generous and deserved
applause. Mise ID Unger also favored the Post with
recitation and was twice recalled thus supple
mentlug program which would otherwise hav
been incomplete, Although she suffering viii
asevere cold aud the room not suited 10 IA,
presentations OF some of lcr selections revera
kDeelinR positions la pathetic parts being omites
on account of her reciting from a level with IA,
audience. still all her efforts were highly Hppre
GATED aud enthusiastically applauded. Army re
freshments, consisting Of coffee hardtack and th
nuch-lovec aud ng-chershed bean were serve,
during iuli in the literary program, the soldie
boys eating with their knives aud picking thei
teeth with their forks la army times. While In
aisles were being gathered up COmTade Magi
made a Few vigorous aud appropriate remarks Il
which much picHsautry WIS INDUCED COInfHd
Llneoln, armed with maps showing the Topographic
oi the country around Get ysburg aud the posiiio
al both tle Union and Confederate forces as the